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Prerequisites

Before starting this course, students are recommended to take the following course or possess equivalent knowledge: Microsoft Office Excel 2007: Level 1.
Skills

Audience

The target students for this course are students who desire to gain the skills necessary to create templates, sort and filter data, import and export data, analyse data, and work with Excel on the web. In addition, this course helps prepare students who desire to take the Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Excel and who already have knowledge of the basics of Excel, including how to create, edit, format, and print basic worksheets.

Objectives

You will apply visual elements and advanced formulas to a worksheet to display data in various formats.

Outline

Lesson 1: Enhancing Workbooks

• Topic 1A: Customize the Excel Environment
• Topic 1B: Customize an Excel Worksheet
• Topic 1C: Enhance Worksheets Using Themes
• Topic 1D: Work with Comments
• Topic 1E: Access External Resources Using Hyperlinks
• Topic 1F: Use Web-Based Research Tools

Lesson 2: Creating Workbooks Using Templates

• Topic 2A: Create a Workbook from a Template
• Topic 2B: Create a Custom Template

Lesson 3: Organizing Data Using Tables

• Topic 3A: Create Tables
• Topic 3B: Modify Tables
• Topic 3C: Format Tables

Lesson 4: Presenting Data Using Charts

• Topic 4A: Create a Chart
• Topic 4B: Modify Charts
• Topic 4C: Format Charts
• Topic 4D: Create a Chart Template
• Topic 4E: Share Excel Charts

Lesson 5: Analyzing Data Using PivotTables and PivotCharts

• Topic 5A: Create a PivotTable
• Topic 5B: Perform Calculations Using PivotTables
• Topic 5C: Analyze Data Using PivotCharts

Lesson 6: Enhancing Visual Appeal Using Graphic Objects

• Topic 6A: Insert Graphics
• Topic 6B: Modify Graphic Objects
• Topic 6C: Emphasize an Area of a Worksheet
• Topic 6D: Illustrate Workflow Using SmartArt Graphics
• Topic 6E: Format Graphic Objects
• Topic 6F: Change the Order of Layered Graphic Objects
• Topic 6G: Group Graphic Objects Topic
• 6H: Organize Graphic Objects

Lesson 7: Calculating Data with Advanced Formulas

• Topic 7A: Refer to a Range of Cells
• Topic 7B: Calculate Data Across Worksheets
• Topic 7C: Perform Date and Time Calculations
• Topic 7D: Format Text Using Formulas
• Topic 7E: Perform Numeric Calculations
• Topic 7F: Calculate Data with Lookup & Reference Functions
• Topic 7G: Perform Logical Analysis
• Topic 7H: Print Formulas

Lesson 8: Sorting and Filtering Data

• Topic 8A: Sort Data in a Spreadsheet
• Topic 8B: Filter Data in a Spreadsheet
• Topic 8C: Calculate Large Volumes of Data
• Topic 8D: Add Subtotals to a Worksheet